What if Preparing Leaders for Change is Yesterday’s Leadership Challenge?

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Organizations have never invested more in leadership development, yet lasting behavior change remains surprisingly difficult to achieve. What if the challenge isn’t preparing leaders for change? What if its helping people rethink how they see, interpret and respond to the world around them?

As change becomes a constant operating condition rather than an occasional disruption, many leadership programs continue to focus on helping leaders manage specific transitions instead of building the capacity to continuously adapt when conditions themselves keep shifting.

In this session, Canvas Leadership and Rochelle Rosato, Global Head of Talent at PVH Corp (Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger) will share how one global organization reexamined its approach to leadership development. Attendees will learn what changed, the measurable outcomes that followed and what it revealed about the assumptions that were no longer serving them.

Key Takeaways:

  • Distinguish between change and transformation — and why the difference matters when developing leaders.
  • Identify the specific capacities that help leaders adapt, learn and navigate uncertainty.
  • Explore how PVH evolved its leadership development strategy and the results it achieved.
  • Assess whether your current leadership development programs are building skills alone or strengthening leaders’ capacity to operate in continuous change.

Speakers

Jez Benton, CEO and Founder, Canvas Leadership

Jez Benton is the founder and CEO of Canvas. A serial entrepreneur with over 25 years advising senior leaders, his work sits at the intersection of strategy and leadership — helping global organizations close the gap between enterprise ambition and execution. He has partnered with organizations including PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase, Google and Berkshire Hathaway, and has developed over 500 executive leaders to lead through digital and AI disruption. Jez is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and a Mount Everest summiteer.

Bruce Landry, CXO, Canvas Leadership

Bruce Landry is Managing Partner and CXO at Canvas. An award-winning learning designer with more than 33 years of experience, he has partnered with global organizations to design transformative leadership experiences that strengthen people, teams, and organizational performance. Combining applied neuroscience, adult learning theory, and human-centered design, Bruce helps leaders build the mindsets and behaviors needed to navigate complexity, strengthen relationships, and create lasting impact.

Rochelle Rosato, Global Head of Talent, PVH

Rochelle is a global talent and culture executive and certified professional coach with over 15 years shaping enterprise-wide talent strategy across Fortune 500 organizations including PVH, Forbes, and Ogilvy. At PVH, she has established the Global Learning Council, led a Leadership Accelerator Program recognized with a Brandon Hall Gold Award, and delivered measurable impact across retention, promotion rates, and learning investment. She brings a practitioner’s lens to the intersection of leadership development, culture change, and business performance.